William F. "Bill" Hume

© Marietta Monitor

October 11, 2002, pg 4

Submitted by: Martha N. Reddout

Graveside services with full military honors for William F. "Bill" Hume, 68, of Marietta, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 10, in the Lakeview Cemetery, Marietta, with Dr. Tom O'Connor officiating.

Mr. Hume was born December 27, 1933, in Cunningham, Texas, the son of Hubert O. and Pauline Swindle Hume. He died Sunday, October 6, 2002, in the VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

He had been a resident of Love County since 1980. A Vietnam veteran, Mr. Hume retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1975 with the rank of Tech Sergeant after 20 years of service. He earned an associate degree in business while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Hume was a member of the VFW in Gainesville, Texas, and also a lifetime member of the Air Force Sergeants Association. He and Nancy S. Privett were married February 1, 1984, in Marietta. Mr. Hume was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Hume of the home; three sons and a daughter-in-law, James and Diana Hume of Lewis-ville, Texas, John Hume of Paris, Texas, and Tom Hume of Ardmore; two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Troy Yarbrough of Mount Vernon, Texas, and Mary and Randy Howard of Tulsa; a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Laurie and Mike Selmon of Gainesville, Texas; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Joyce and Raymond Brown of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and Rosalyn Lee of Clovis, New Mexico; a sister-in-law, Wanda Hume of Marietta; and eight grand-children.

Mr. Hume was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, James Hume in 1956, and Royce W. Hume in 1999.

Pallbearers were members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.

Services were under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home, Marietta.